The RELIABITIES (Statistics>Scale> Reliability Analysis) procedure will let you select from a fair range of Item and scale reliability measures (Cronbach's alpha, split-half, item descriptives, etc.)

good luck

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -----Original Message----- From: Joe and Kim Dixon <jwdixon@SIMPLECOM.NET> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.spssx-l To: SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU> Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 9:58 PM Subject: Item Response Analysis

>Hello All, > >Is it possible to do item analysis with SPSS 8.0? > >Thanks, >Kim Dixon >______________________________________________________ > Kim E. Dixon, BSN, RN, MBA > Doctoral Student - Clinical Psychology > University of Alabama, Dept. of Psychology > kim@psynet.net kdixon@gp.as.ua.edu >______________________________________________________ >